Beira has long been used as a transhipment port, processing
cargo from landlocked Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia, but recently
also started moving coal found in Mozambique’s northern Tete
province, which links with Beira via an old railway.

TETE, Mozambique, Feb 13 (Reuters) – India’s Jindal Power &
Steel expects to move the first coal from its
Mozambican mine to port next month but how much those exports
rise depends on fixing an underdeveloped rail and port network,
its country head for Mozambique said on Wednesday.

Jindal will move its first shipment by road, which is more
expensive than transport by rail, Manoj Gupta said.

MOATIZE, Mozambique, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A railway line that
takes coal from Mozambique’s Tete province to an export terminal
at Beira was shut on Tuesday after heavy rains, an official of
the state-owned ports and railways group said.

The line is the only available export route for mining
giants Vale and Rio Tinto .

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12 (Reuters) – When President Jacob Zuma
said last year South Africa would spend $95 billion on roads,
ports and railways before 2015, domestic construction firms such
as Sanyati should have been celebrating.

But the company’s bosses were too busy trying to stave off
bankruptcy because they said the government had failed to pay $6
million for an earlier contract to build and repair roads.

CHOKWE, Mozambique, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Electricity and water
were restored to the flood-hit town of Chokwe in southern
Mozambique and residents will be returned to their houses
shortly, authorities said on Friday.

But some low-lying areas will be closed off permanently to
avoid repeats of the fatal floods which have killed 105 people
and left more than 140,000 homeless since October.

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – Captain Didier Drogba said the chances of he and a golden generation of Ivory Coast players ever lifting the African Nations Cup had gone for good after a 2-1 quarter-final defeat by Nigeria on Sunday.

“It’s over,” the 34-year-old striker, who missed a penalty in normal time in last year’s final shootout loss to Zambia, quietly summarised.

RUSTENBURG, South Africa, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Captain Didier Drogba said the chances of he and a golden generation of Ivory Coast players ever lifting the African Nations Cup had gone for good after a 2-1 quarter-final defeat by Nigeria on Sunday.

“It’s over,” the 34-year-old striker, who missed a penalty in normal time in last year’s final shootout loss to Zambia, quietly summarised.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – - Fixing a dismal pitch in Nelspruit and boosting attendance numbers are top priorities for organisers of the African Nations Cup in South Africa as the tournament enters the knock-out stages, officials said on Friday.

Players and coaches have been outraged at the state of the sand-covered pitch at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, which looks more suited to beach volleyball than international football.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – - Fixing a dismal pitch in Nelspruit and boosting attendance numbers are top priorities for organisers of the African Nations Cup in South Africa as the tournament enters the knock-out stages, officials said on Friday.

Players and coaches have been outraged at the state of the sand-covered pitch at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, which looks more suited to beach volleyball than international football.

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Reuters) – - Fixing a dismal pitch in Nelspruit and boosting attendance numbers are top priorities for organisers of the African Nations Cup in South Africa as the tournament enters the knock-out stages, officials said on Friday.

Players and coaches have been outraged at the state of the sand-covered pitch at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, which looks more suited to beach volleyball than international football.